Toaster.



H. P. KNOBLOGK.

TOASTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1912.

Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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H. P. KNOBLOGK.

TOASTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1912..

Patented Aug. 12, 1913.

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TOASTER.

' To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY P. KNoBLooK, acitizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Toasters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toasters, the object in view being to providean exceedingly simple, cheap, and eflective device of the class referredto, upon which bread or like material may be placed and quickly anduniformly toasted, the toaster embodying a novel arrangement of flamedistributing plate, whereby equal flame and heat is attained practicallythroughout the entire area of the toaster.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in connection with theframe of the toaster, a reversible holder, that is to say, a holder thatmay be turned over, so as to present either side to the toasting actionof the flame, said holder being connected detachably and reversibly tothe body or frame of the toaster.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is aplan View of a toaster, embodying thepresent invention. Fig. 2 is a cliametrical section through the same,taken in line with the handle thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view, showingthe reversible holder applied to the body of the toaster. Fig. 4B is aside elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of aportion of one of the holder hoops. Fig. 8 is a similar view of aportion of the other holder hoop. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view ofthe keeper.

The body of the toaster consists of a sheet metal rim 1 of any suitablewidth and cliameter, the same being provided along its bottom edge witha rolled bead 2 which acts to reinforce and strengthen the annular rimat such point. The annular rim 1 is easily made out of a straight flatstrip of sheet metal, bent into annular form and overlapped and securedat the ends thereof by means of rivets 3, which also act as fastenersfor securing the downwardly bent shank Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 16, 1912.

Patented Aug. 12,1913.

Serial No. 708,736.

portion of a handle 5 extending radially outward from the rim, as shown.

Extending along the top edge of the rim 1 and entirely across the same,is a reticulatedfloor 6, composed by preference of expanded sheet metal,cut into the form of a disk and having the outer edge or margin thereofsecured within a turned-over bead 7 formed at the top edge of theannular rim or body 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Beneath the reticulated floor 6 is arranged a dished concavo-oonvexflame distributing plate 8, the central portion 9 of which is preferablyleft imperforate, while around said imperforateportion the plate isprovided with concentric series of perforations 10 and by reference tothe drawings, it will be noted that these perforations progressivelyincrease in size from the center outward toward the peripheral edge ormargin of the floor 8, the object being to admit a smaller amount offlame or heat through the inner perforations and adapt the plate to actas a baffle for spreading the flame, and causing it to gradually findits way toward all of the annular series of openings, thereby eifectingan equal distribution of flame and heat throughout the entire area ofthe toaster.

Supported upon the body of the toaster is a holder, comprising two hoops11 and 12, each of which is provided at one side with a radiallyextending handle 13, the said handles being clamped together by means ofa sliding loop 1 1-, so as to hold between the two hoops any materialplaced in the holder. Each of the hoops is further provided withintersecting wires 15, extending substantially at right angles to eachother, as shown in Fig. 3, and terminally connected to the hoop, so thatthe heat and flame may play upward through the meshes of the wires 15,and act upon the bread or other material placed between the two sectionsof the holder.

One of the hoops 11 is provided with a downwardly extending eye 16,while the other hoop is provided with a radially extending tongue 17which passes through the eye 16 and has its end portion enlarged orexpanded to form a head 18.

Connected to the rim or body 1 is a keeper, illustrated in detail inFig. 7 and comprising a base portion 19 which is riveted or otherwisesecured to the rim, an ofi'set 20,

and a bracket port-ion 21 which is provided with a. key-hole slot,embodying the larger circular portion 22, and the relatively narrowstraight portion 23 which opens out at the extreme edge of the keeper.The key hole slot referred to is adapted to receive the tongue 17, asshown in Figs. 8 and 4, so that when the narrow portion 17 of the tonguelies in the larger opening 22, the holder may be lifted by means of thehandles 15 and reverscd'or turned over. Fun thermore, the holder may bedetached from the body of the toaster, by giving the holderapproximately a quarter turn, thereby enabling the tongue to be drawnupward through the narrow portion or" the slot and out of engagementwith the keeper. The holder may be connected again to the body of thetoaster by reversing the operation just described.

The device as a whole, hereinabove described, is adapted for toastingbread or roasting meat, and for cooking various articles of diet, and isdeubtlcssly susceptible to many other uses which will suggestthemselves.

What is claimed is:

A toaster, comprising an annular rim, a flame distributing plateattached thereto and lying within the rim, a keeper extending upwardfrom the rim and formed with a keyhole slot, and a reversible holderembodying two hoops, a laterally projecting eye on one hoop, and aradially projecting tongue on the other hoop passing through said eyeand key-hole slot and having its extremity enlarged forming a retaininghead which holds the hoops together and connects the holder with thekeeper.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY P. KNOBLOCK.

\Vitnesses F. O. HowLn'rT, GEO. B. Nnsnl'r'r.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of E'atents, Washington, I). C.

